Queen Elizabeth's last living corgi has died

Queen Elizabeth II's corgis, Willow and Monty, in a scene from the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies. (Olympic via YouTube)

Queen Elizabeth's 15-year-old corgi, Willow, was put to sleep after suffering through a battle with cancer.

It is the first time the Queen is without her favorite breed since the end of World War II. She was gifted a corgi named Susan for her 18th birthday in 1944 and, 14 generations of faithful companions later, Willow was born.

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There have been more than 30 corgis in Queen Elizabeth's rotation of pups.

She has two more dogs that are still with her — Vulcan and Candy — known as the "dorgis," a cross between a corgi and a dachshund. They're the result of a chance encounter between Princess Margaret's pooch, a dachshund named Pipkin, and one of the Queen's corgis.

Queen Elizabeth with her corgis Holly (held), Willow, Vulcan and Candy on the cover of Vanity Fair in May 2016. (Vanity Fair)

Queen Elizabeth reportedly stopped breeding the short-legged dogs in 2015 in an effort to not leave any behind after her own death.

Willow enjoyed a few moments in the spotlight while loyally flanking the Queen. In 2016, Willow was photographed by Annie Leibowitz for the cover of Vanity Fair in celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday. And in 2012, the pooch was seen across the world as part of a London Olympics opening ceremony sketch with Daniel Craig. Willow has also been immortalized as a character in a children's book titled "What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday."

Buckingham Palace is reportedly declining to comment on the "private matter."